Ancient Streets in Chengdu2010-01-28

There are at least three 'ancient' streets in Chengdu. We stayed at one of them, Qintai Road where some of the most extravagant eating establishments in the city congregate. Another one is where Wenshu Monastary is situated. There are lots of family-run eateries and confectionaries over there. The one that receives the heaviest human traffic is Jinli Street, adjacent to Wu Hou Ci. At least two locals had highly recommended it. Under the (false) impression that it would be at least culturally or historically interesting and since it was free, we decided to check it out. It turned out to be yet another shopping street! We thought we had returned to Lijiang! We spotted many photographers with their big guns that night.